Sun and Google team up to - yawn

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Sun and Google team up to - yawn - support Java

by Marc Perton Oct 4th 2005

No, Google isn't buying Sun. And Sun isn't buying Google. And Star Office isn't going to be rebranded Google Office (at least not yet). What was the big Google/Sun announcement we were all waiting for? Basically, that Sun will include the Google Toolbar as an optional part of the downloadable Java Runtime Environment. Given that JRE isn't exactly a hot download (when was the last time you rushed over to Sun's site to snag the latest version?), this doesn't exactly seem like it's going to be a huge deal for Google. Oh, the companies also "agreed to explore opportunities to promote and enhance Sun technologies, like the Java Runtime Environment and the OpenOffice.org productivity suite." So, we may just see Google Office yet. But not quite as soon as some had imagined.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Victor Agreda, Jr. said 1:46PM on 10-04-2005

Where's that cartoony horn sound, the one that lets you know the gag was a letdown?

j cranford said 3:27PM on 10-04-2005

what a huge disapointment. kinda like the time i jumped into bed with a hooker in the philipines, and jumped right back out after i saw her/his um "adamsapple"...lol

NA said 3:34PM on 10-04-2005

I wonder who thought this PR move was a good idea. You would think Google would know people have high expectations of them, and want something big if its getting hyped.

Disappointing.

Brian Pipa said 8:02PM on 10-04-2005

Google uses a LOT of java behind the scenes. I bet they will now expose that a bit more.

Brian
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'Orrible Cabbage said 8:25PM on 10-04-2005

I have no idea how credible this is, and it is very vague about details, but this story (link below) seems to suggest that a Google branded OO.o was, in fact, announced.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=ag8iQgUKarXM&refer=us

Marc Perton said 9:53PM on 10-04-2005

They were very vague and noncommital: "The companies didn't say how Google will deliver OpenOffice.org, or whether or when the programs will be available on Google's sites."

J.Cranford said 12:06AM on 10-05-2005

Did anyone else catch the question from the (I think)usatoday reporter, during the big Google/Sun announcement. she asked about "the new operating system" and the sun CEO said she must be directing this question too you referring to the google CEO, google CEO's comment was something to the effect of we are in the search engine biz, and everybody sort of giggled. Does Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy know something ????
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